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Knowledge Management in Higher Education

Knowledge Management in Higher Education is a research topic within Education. Science Explorer counts 2.7k research works in it since 1970. 13.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on knowledge management, education innovation, and the application of socioformation and complex thinking in various fields. It explores topics such as distance learning, medical education, innovation ecosystems, digital transformation, and sustainability. The papers also discuss the impact of these concepts on social development and emphasize the importance of integrating them into educational practices.

  • Knowledge Management
  • Education Innovation
  • Socioformation
  • Complex Thinking
  • Social Development
  • Distance Learning
  • Medical Education
  • Innovation Ecosystems
  • Digital Transformation
  • Sustainability
Research works
2.7k
fractional, since 1970
In the world top 10%
373
per year above
Top-10% rate
13.8%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+162%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Knowledge Management in Higher Education research?

By volume, Mexico and Peru publish the most (193 and 130 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Mexico 193 works
  2. 2 Peru 130 works
  3. 3 Ecuador 122 works
  4. 4 Colombia 108 works
  5. 5 Spain 96 works
  6. 6 Brazil 37 works
  7. 7 Chile 37 works
  8. 8 Cuba 35 works
  9. 9 Indonesia 32 works
  10. 10 United States 31 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

Mexico: 23.5%Peru: 15.9%Ecuador: 14.8%Colombia: 13.2%6 others listed: 32.6%24%largest
Mexico193 · 23.5%Peru130 · 15.9%Ecuador122 · 14.8%Colombia108 · 13.2%6 others listed267 · 32.6%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Knowledge Management in Higher Education research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Universidad César Vallejo publishes the most Knowledge Management in Higher Education research, followed by Universidad Estatal de Milagro and Universidad de Guadalajara.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Universidad César VallejoPeru 27 works
  2. 2 Universidad Estatal de MilagroEcuador 18 works
  3. 3 Universidad de GuadalajaraMexico 15 works
  4. 4 National University of San MarcosPeru 14 works
  5. 5 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 12 works
  6. 6 Tecnológico de MonterreyMexico 11 works
  7. 7 University of GuayaquilEcuador 10 works
  8. 8 Universidad de San Carlos de GuatemalaGuatemala 10 works
  9. 9 Ação EducativaBrazil 9 works
  10. 10 Corporación Universitaria Minuto de DiosColombia 8 works

Where is Knowledge Management in Higher Education research done?

The largest centres of Knowledge Management in Higher Education research in 2022–2025 are Bogotá (Colombia), Lima (Peru), Mexico City (Mexico) and Trujillo (Peru). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Trujillo and Guayaquil.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Bogotá Colombia 49 works
  2. 2 Lima Peru 48 works
  3. 3 Mexico City Mexico 42 works
  4. 4 Trujillo Peru 37 works
  5. 5 Guayaquil Ecuador 34 works
  6. 6 Madrid Spain 26 works
  7. 7 Quito Ecuador 18 works
  8. 8 Guadalajara Mexico 16 works
  9. 9 San José Costa Rica 15 works
  10. 10 São Paulo Brazil 15 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. TrujilloPE · 37.1 works78×
  2. GuayaquilEC · 33.6 works64×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Knowledge Management in Higher Education than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Knowledge Management in Higher Education?

Among universities, judged by research, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Universidad de Guadalajara and Universidad César Vallejo score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%25%50%75%mean 20.53%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Tecnológico de Monterrey: 11, 65.8%Universidad de Guadalajara: 15, 35.2%Universidad César Vallejo: 27, 32.5%Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México: 12, 9.4%Universidad Estatal de Milagro: 18, 3.8%National University of San Marcos: 14, 20.9%University of Guayaquil: 10, 11.8%Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios: 8, 14.3%Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala: 10, 5.3%Universidad Técnica de Manabí: 8, 6.3%Tecnológico de Monte…Universidad de Guada…Universidad César Va…Universidad Nacional…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Tecnológico de MonterreyMexico 47.265.8%38.7×11 —
2 Universidad de GuadalajaraMexico 41.735.2%46.6×15 +58.8%
3 Universidad César VallejoPeru 39.932.5%92.5×27 —
4 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 26.79.4%11.2×12 +65.0%
5 Universidad Estatal de MilagroEcuador 20.03.8%144.8×18 —
6 National University of San MarcosPeru 18.920.9%53.4×14 -61.9%
7 University of GuayaquilEcuador 16.311.8%56.9×10 —
8 Corporación Universitaria Minuto de DiosColombia 12.414.3%110.0×8 —
9 Universidad de San Carlos de GuatemalaGuatemala 10.75.3%115.1×10 —
10 Universidad Técnica de ManabíEcuador 8.56.3%52.7×8 —

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Knowledge Management in Higher Education research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 162% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Knowledge Management in Higher Education.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.